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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 142654" data-attributes="member: 26980">Mine doesn't burrow at all in any fashion whatsoever so there's no real need to give it much substrate.  I have mine in a smaller 3 gallon rather then a 5 gallon but she would probably do fine either way.As she grows, you can gradually reduce the level of the substrate so she can reach upward and climb a little bit of she wants to do so.She also shows no arboreal tendencies at all either.  Since my cage, TerraBlue professional series, has a fully bonded screen, it's practically impossible for claws to get caught up in it.She seems to be 100% terrestrial.  One reason they might be attracted to one side of the cage is a temperature difference. It took mine between 48 to 72 hours to get fully comfortable in her new cage, which has totally different dimensions then her old one. I did move her hide from the old to the new cage as well as some of the substrate.My cage is also directly under my home wireless Internet router which is directly over her hide. She spends most time directly underneath the router on top of the hide.The only moisture in her cage present is within the water dish. Being a dry species, there's no reason to moisten the substrate whatsoever. This also makes maintenance and cleaning much easier as well.Since mine is out in plain sight so often, I've arranged the decor so that I have maximum camera access for pics and videos.[MEDIA=youtube]6ImIADzN678[/MEDIA]Note: I thought it was a B smithi at the time of sale. It was originally purchased and sold under the old scientific name.I think your cage is just fine.</blockquote>

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